not to be a cousin, not an uncle, w;

    As soon as o t big  oo many to see: a curved staircase t ing and turning into one room to my rig iff teakure: sofas and tables and c to more rooms, more furniture, to my left ting room, ture: dark green leatings ing dogs, armc people, and Yan C;t. t one, s ter of cooks akes care of t;

    And taircase. e came to top of tairs and I found myself in anotting room. e o t, doepped into anot;t; Yan Cold me proudly. quot;t;

    And t t first,  bed. It  time: soft rose silk and s  eac dangled large silk ties ains. t on four squat lions pa of it o use a small step stool to climb onto tumbled onto to discover a soft mattress t en times thickness of my bed in Ningpo.

    Sitting in t led to a balcony. In front of table of t too sat on carved lions legs and ea and s cakes on table and was now ligove for burning coal.

    It  t my uncles ually quite o-do. But tientsin  to myself, My uncle sing.

    artled by a sudden clang! clang! clang! folloe t and bears carved into it. t open and a tiny room full of people . ted cap seated at a table. o drink soup, but  and stop e scarf and blue dress anding next to table and so give t to t and s jacket. Sill  in my er these many years—ni-ah! nah! nah! nah! nah-ni-nah!

    to see, but after I  t first , and travagant nuisance. I could not sleep for many niger, I found I y: to not listen to someto me.

    I able bed, t my uncles tle brot most of my ts fleo all to see and do in this house.